Monday, 1 April 2013

Day 4 Deal Island to Whitemark

NW 10 -15kts seas nil. I made my way out of Winter Cove just on first light. As I cleared Deal Island it was a magic day. Unfortunately the NW wind forecast which would have helped me was non existent. I saw a large shark a couple of hours into my trip but it showed no interest in me. I was making good time as I approached Flinders and decided to take advantage of the changing flooding tide and head for Roydon Island. I arrived at Roydon and went for a quick swim and look at the hut which is know fitted with a water tank. I really wanted to stay the night at Roydon but I still had a few hours of flooding tide and daylight left. If I stayed the night I would have been looking at another early start or wait for the afternoon tide. I decided to push on to Whitemark , rocketing down the coast with the current assisting me until the last hour when it changed and I had to grit my teeth after a long day. I arrived at Whitemark in the dark and just pulled my bivi bag out and crashed . I woke up and headed for the Bakery for a big breakfast. The forecast for the next day was not great with head winds and currents not in my favour. I decided to have a day off and eat a large amount of food and sort through my gear.Average speed 4.2 kts

About Me

Rob loves anything to do with the water, but sea kayaking and surfing are his passion. Rob spent nine years in the Defence Force approximately five years of them in special forces where he was introduced to sea kayaking. He has travelled throughout Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Canada. He is the owner of Ocean Wilderness Sea Kayaking who specialise in guided sea kayak tours, instruction and sales of a large range of expedition kayaks and accessories . He has completed a solo crossing of the infamous Bass Strait as well as paddled in numerous locations around Australia and New Zealand.